人 (rén) is a Chinese character meaning “person”. It takes 2 strokes.
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Structure
人
Single unit
- 人 person · rén unknown
Structure from: Unicode U+4EBA and hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 modern glyph inspection
Memory aid
The two spreading strokes of 人 suggest a person standing on two legs.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
2 strokes
In real words
- 工人gōng rénworker人 = rén
- 人口rén kǒupopulation人 = rén
- 个人gè rénindividual; personal人 = rén
- 人才rén cáitalented person人 = rén
- 好人hǎo réna good person人 = rén
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All readings
person
person; human being; people
人类的一员；也可泛指人们。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 工人gōng rénworker人 = rén
- 人口rén kǒupopulation人 = rén
- 个人gè rénindividual; personal人 = rén
- 人才rén cáitalented person人 = rén
- 好人hǎo réna good person人 = rén
Easy to confuse with
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 人 mean?
人 (rén) means person; human being; people.
How do you pronounce 人?
It is pronounced rén.
How many strokes does 人 have?
2. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 人?
人. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 人?
Common ones are 工人 and 人口. The reading of 人 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.